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Genesis 9:26-27

Context

9:26 He also said,

“Worthy of praise is 1  the Lord, the God of Shem!

May Canaan be the slave of Shem! 2 

9:27 May God enlarge Japheth’s territory and numbers! 3 

May he live 4  in the tents of Shem

and may Canaan be his slave!”

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[9:26]  1 tn Heb “blessed be.”

[9:26]  2 tn Heb “a slave to him”; the referent (Shem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:27]  3 tn Heb “may God enlarge Japheth.” The words “territory and numbers” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[9:27]  4 tn In this context the prefixed verbal form is a jussive (note the distinct jussive forms both before and after this in vv. 26 and 27).



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